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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">BRICS+: Current Agenda</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">BRICS+: Current Agenda</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>БРИКС+: актуальная повестка</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">51067</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading"><subject>HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND FOREIGN POLICY</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Russia-China Cooperation in the Arctic: A Pathway to Technological Sovereignty</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Российско-китайское сотрудничество в Арктике: путь к технологическому суверенитету</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9818-4706</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Zainullin</surname><given-names>Sergei B.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Зайнуллин</surname><given-names>Сергей Булатович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in Economics, Associate Professor at the Department of National Economics</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат экономических наук, доцент кафедры национальной экономики</p></bio><email>zaynullin-sb@rudn.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6615-495X</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Lei</surname><given-names>Shuang</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Лэй</surname><given-names>Шуан</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in Philosophy, Senior Lecturer, School of Foreign Languages</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор философии в области политических наук, старший преподаватель, Школа иностранных языков</p></bio><email>leishuang@yandex.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">RUDN University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Hainan University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Хайнаньский университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-07-07" publication-format="electronic"><day>07</day><month>07</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>1</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 1, NO2 (2025)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 1, №2 (2025)</issue-title><fpage>218</fpage><lpage>228</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-07-07"><day>07</day><month>07</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Zainullin S.B., Lei S.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Зайнуллин С.Б., Лэй Ш.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Zainullin S.B., Lei S.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Зайнуллин С.Б., Лэй Ш.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://bricsplus-j.ru/BRICSplusJournal/article/view/51067">https://bricsplus-j.ru/BRICSplusJournal/article/view/51067</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>This article examines Russian-Chinese cooperation in the Arctic, with the primary objective of assessing its role in advancing technological sovereignty and safeguarding the national interests of both states. It reviews domestic scholarly perspectives in Russia and China on sovereignty challenges and strategic threats, and explores bilateral mechanisms for mitigating these risks. The study also analyzes the implementation of current and recently updated Arctic strategies of both nations. The findings indicate that while Russia and China maintain distinct national priorities, their strategic interests largely converge, thereby strengthening the potential for sustained bilateral cooperation in the Arctic region</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Рассмотрено сотрудничество России и Китая в Арктике, основной целью которого является оценка его роли в укреплении технологического суверенитета и национальных интересов обоих государств. Проанализированы российские и китайские научные подходы к вопросам суверенитета и стратегическим вызовам, а также двусторонние механизмы смягчения данных рисков. Особое внимание уделено реализации текущих и недавно обновленных арктических стратегий России и Китая. В результате сделаны выводы о том, что, несмотря на наличие у сторон собственных национальных приоритетов, их стратегические интересы в значительной степени совпадают, что создает благоприятные условия для устойчивого двустороннего сотрудничества в Арктике.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Arctic</kwd><kwd>Russia</kwd><kwd>China</kwd><kwd>cooperation</kwd><kwd>sovereignty</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Арктика</kwd><kwd>Россия</kwd><kwd>Китай</kwd><kwd>сотрудничество</kwd><kwd>суверенитет</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta><fn-group/></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Zainullin, S.B., &amp; Nezhnikova, E.V. (2026). *Strategic Management of Industrial Corporations in the Context of Achieving Technological Sovereignty of the Russian Federation*. 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